Vatican to Nuns: Less Helping of the Poor, More Hating on the Gays

A prominent U.S. Catholic nuns group said Thursday that it was “stunned” that the Vatican reprimanded it for spending too much time on poverty and social-justice concerns and not enough on condemning abortion and gay marriage. In a stinging report on Wednesday, the …

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U.S. News - Pat Robertson is for legalizing marijuana: What would Jesus do?

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Catholics Shouldn't Stand Alone in Religious Freedom Fight

"Though non-Catholics, as well as many Catholics, may not agree with the church’s beliefs, it is vital they stand in solidarity with its call for freedom."

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Alabama's proposed covenant marriage bill would make divorce more difficult | al.com

Couples seeking a divorce would have a difficult time and face additional hurdles if they opt for a so-called covenant marriage proposed in a bill before the Alabama Legislature. The measure would require couples entering into a covenant marriage to enter counseling before the …

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DNC: Obama Won't Make Romney's Mormon Faith an Election Issue

The suggestion that President Obama's reelection team will try to use Mitt Romney's Mormon faith against him is "utter nonsense," the chairwoman of the Democratic National Committee said this week. "That is just preposterous," Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz said in an interview …

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A World Without Islam

What if Islam had never existed? To some, it's a comforting thought: No clash of civilizations, no holy wars, no terrorists. Would Christianity have taken over the world? Would the Middle East be a peaceful beacon of democracy? Would 9/11 have happened? In fact, remove Islam fr …

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Arizona Birth Control Bill Penalizes Women For Using Contraception For Non-Medical Reasons

Arizona legislators have advanced an unprecedented bill that would require women who wish to have their contraception covered by their health insurance plans to prove to their employers that they are taking it to treat medical conditions. The bill also makes it easier for Arizo …

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Harold Camping: Rapture preacher apologises for erroneous Doomsday forecast

There's no such thing as bad publicity - or so Harold Camping would have you believe. The radio preacher was ridiculed last year after he claimed the world would end on May 21, and then again on October 21. Now, months after he admitted he was wrong and that the whole affair  …

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Rush Limbaugh, AOL Part Ways

AOL, the parent company of The Huffington Post, has become the eighth advertiser to pull its money from Rush Limbaugh's syndicated radio program since he called Georgetown law student Sandra Fluke, who spoke out in favor of contraception coverage, a "slut" and a "prostitute" la …

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